AP HuG

Population

100

An example of a country with a population pyramid that has a large base is: a) Japan, b) Germany, c) Nigeria, d) United States, or e) Russia

c) Nigeria

200

Which of the following is not a contributing factor to the low birth rates in stage four of the demographic transition model: a) Less dependence on child labor, b) Reliance on subsistence agriculture, c) The education of women, d) Availability of health care, or e) Increased sanitation

b) Reliance on subsistence agriculture

300

Which of the following is NOT a result of overpopulation? a) Squatter settlements in Rio de Janeiro, b) Low unemployment rates in Tokyo, c) Deforestation in Madagascar, d) Overcrowding in Mumbai, or e) Lack of access to food in Maila

b) Low unemployment rates in Tokyo

400

A high dependency ratio suggests that a large percentage of the population is: a) between 14 and 64 years old, b) 65 years or older, c) under 14 years old, d) under 14 years old and over 65 years old, or e) between 1 and 64 years old

d) under 14 and over 65

500

Which of the following is true regarding LDCs and MDCs? a) LDC have lower IMR than MDC, b) LDC have higher standards of living than MDC, c) MDC have lower illiteracy rates than LDC, d) Economies of MDC have more reliance on agricultural production than LDC, or e) LDC have higher GNI than MDC

c) MDC have lower illiteracy rates than LDC

Culture

100

Which of the following sacred places is most closely associated with animism? a) Hagia Sophia, b) Ayers Rock, c) Sistine Chapel, d) Mecca, or e) The Western Wall

b) Ayers Rock

200

A dialect is best classified with which of the following? a) Cultural complex, b) Cultural trait, c) Language branch, d) Language group, or e) Language family

b) Cultural trait

300

Compared to popular cultures, folk cultures are: a) more cosmopolitan, b) more homogeneous, c) more diffuse, d) more transitory, or e) more contagious

b) more homogeneous

400

A minaret is an architectural feature common to places of worship in which of the following religions? a) Buddhism, b) Hinduism, c) Christianity, d) Judaism, or e) Islam

e) Islam

500

All of the following belong to the Indo-European language family EXCEPT: a) Hindi, b) Bengali, c) Farsi, d) Mandarin, or e) Dutch

d) Mandarin

Political Geo

100

The geographic boundary of a state can also be a physical boundary, such as: a) religious movement, b) a lake or mountain, c) a language barrier, d) a type of currency, or e) a national dish

b) a lake or mountain

200

In democratic nations, legislators and political parties typically redraw boundaries for voting districts after the release of data from: a) a national geographical survey, b) a state public opinion poll, c) a state primary election, d) a national census, e) a national study on spending patterns

d) a national census

300

A nation-state is most often defined by its twin attributes of sovereignty and: a) religious tolerance, b) social democracy, c) ethnic homogeneity, d) economic prosperity, e) a strong antiterrorist policy

c) ethnic homogeneity

400

When a sovereign state undergoes the political process of devolution, it grants some of the powers of: a) its local governments to its state governments, b) its central government to the government of another country, c) its local governments to its central government, d) its central government to its regional governments, e) its colonies to its central government

d) its central government to its regional governments

500

NGOs often motivate the global community to lmit the sovereign powers of states by publicizing data indicating the states: a) refused to participate in the global economy, b) violated the human rights of their citizens, c) failed to provide refugees with legal counselors, d) have not created national constitutions, or e) have not developed any environmental policies

b)violated the human rights of their citizens

Agriculture

100

The Third Agricultural Revolution is also known as the: a) Green Revolution, b) Industrial Revolution, c) Genetic Revolution, d) Rice Revolution, or e) Plantation Revolution

a) Green Revolution

200

All of the following crops might be grown on a truck farm EXCEPT: a) green beans, b) okra, c) strawberries, d) watermelons, or e) rice

e) rice

300

Slash-and-burn is an example of what type of agriculture practice? a) sustainable farming, b) pastoral agriculture, c) collective farming, d) subsistence farming, or e) plantation agriculture

d) Subsistence farming

400

To reduce the risk of depleting the soil of nutrients, a farmer decides to plant legumes in a field that previously grew corn. This practice is called: a) crop rotation, b) companion cropping, c) succession cropping, d) double cropping, e) no-till planting

a) crop rotation

500

All of the following are true according to von Thunen's model EXCEPT: a) There is a certain distance beyond which agricultural activity is not profitable, b) Land values decrease with distance from urban markets, c) Rents are highest close to urban markets, d) Dairy farms are located close to the city because of the perishability of products, or e) Forests for fuel and timber can be located in any of the rings

e) Forests for fuel and timber can be in any ring

Development

100

All of the following are examples of renewable energy sources EXCEPT: a) natural gas, b) solar energy, c) geothermal energy, d) hydropower, or e) biomass

a) natural gas

200

Which of the following is an example of a bulk-reducing industry? a)Water bottling, b) Car manufacturing, c) Steelmaking, d) Furniture manufacturing, or e) Food packaging

c) Steelmaking

300

In a Socialist economy, the government controls the prices of basic goods and services in order to ensure that: a) no one corporation gains too much power, b) the government has enough money to pay for defense, c) all citizens have access to essential services, d) everyone who wants a job has a job, e) everyone has an incentive to be successful

c) all citizens have access to essential services

400

As result of the treaty Japan signed ending World War II and forbidding Japan from building its military, the government was able to: a) promote industrial development through direct investment, b) force people who used to be in the military to work in factories, c) lower taxes and put more expendable income in the hands of consumers, d) move from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based economy, and e) spend more money on importing foreign-produced goods

a) promote industrial development

500

The HDI is a measure of both economic production and a) social indicators, b) population density, c) unemployment rates, d) income per capita, or e) income disparity

a) social indicators